Epicor Supplier Relationship Management 2020 Trends
In March 2020, before the shutdown, I traveled to a few customers and had an opportunity to talk supply chain with some of their commodity managers. Given the centrality of China-based supply chain sourcing, I wondered if pending restrictions on material movement...
Epicor ERP Event: EstesGroup Fall Summit 2020 (Video)
An Epicor ERP Event to Begin a New Season Are you ready for change? In June, we gathered friends and strangers together at an Epicor user event covering everything from master file setup to security to embedded customization. To further support this ERP community,...
How to Manage Epicor Part Replacement
One area of Epicor consulting that we frequently get asked about spins around engineering change orders. Engineering updates to the part master once the company is live has been likened to working on a car’s engine while speeding down the freeway. This is especially...
Epicor Administration & Helpful Tools of the Trade
A Day in the Life of an Epicor Admin One of the best parts of working as an ERP consultant is the opportunity to work with so many smart people, and you'll find many working in Epicor administration. Companies are successful for a variety of reasons, and the...
Epicor DMT: Data Management Tool Tips & Tricks
The Magic of Epicor DMT Licensing A common user challenge over the years with Epicor’s Data Management Tool (DMT) relates to the licensing of the actual module. Epicor DMT came from a very different evolutionary thread than the main application, and when trying...
Epicor BAQ: Returning Too Much of a Good Thing
The Epicor BAQ (Business Activity Query) toolset allows you to leverage the mounds of data that your system generates. But the problem with mounds of data is its volume—when we say mounds, we mean… mounds. As such, Epicor has built in a feature to its BAQ designer to...
Part Master Best Practices? Ask Brad
Q: What are some of the first things that someone should consider when setting up parts in Epicor? A: We could have a long, harrowing conversation about part naming conventions, but arguments over part naming philosophies have ruined more friendships than...
Epicor Engineer-to-Order at Your Service
The Role of Order Entry in ETO and CTO Environments Epicor Engineer-to-Order environments are their own special breed. Based on an almost infinite notion of product variability, their business models are hard to shoehorn into an ERP system. I once had a job...
An End User’s ERP History – from Baan IV to E10
Back when I still worked for a manufacturing company, in a magnificent sprawl of factory and office buildings, I had a reputation for being a fast walker. I’d bustle through the labyrinthine hallways of the office and scale the grand aisles of the factory. With my...
EstesGroup and Alliance Machine Interview (Video)
Bryan Provo, President Alliance Machine, Inc. Bruce Grant, President & CEO EstesGroup Bryan Provo explains why working with EstesGroup is critical to his success Alliance Machine’s Bryan Provo is President of his family’s 2nd generation manufacturing...